“Therefore behold, I am going to make them know—this time I will make them know My power and My might; and they shall know that My Name is Yahweh.” (Jeremiah 16: 21)
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Denis MacEoin—Free Speech vs. Islamic Law?:
House Resolution 569 was introduced to the U.S. Congress on December 17, 2015 and was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. The resolution is headed: “Condemning violence, bigotry, and hateful rhetoric towards Muslims in the United States.” The problem is that the law regarding freedom of speech and of religion, as it exists in the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment, is already compelled to protect all citizens and to extend that protection to non-citizens, be they businessmen or tourists who come to American shores: “Amendment I. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” No democracy should believe otherwise.
The House of Representatives’ Resolution 569 introduces the following Whereas clauses:
- expresses its condolences for the victims of anti-Muslim hate crimes;
- steadfastly confirms its dedication to the rights and dignity of all its citizens of all faiths, beliefs, and cultures;
- denounces in the strongest terms the increase of hate speech, intimidation, violence, vandalism, arson, and other hate crimes targeted against mosques, Muslims, or those perceived to be Muslim;
- recognizes that the United States Muslim community has made countless positive contributions to United States society;
- declares that the civil rights and civil liberties of all United States citizens, including Muslims in the United States, should be protected and preserved;
- urges local and Federal law enforcement authorities to work to prevent hate crimes; and to prosecute to the fullest extent of the law those perpetrators of hate crimes; and
- reaffirms the inalienable right of every citizen to live without fear and intimidation, and to practice their freedom of faith.
The resolution seems above criticism — every clause in it could seemingly have the wholesale approval approbation of anyone — yet something feels incredibly wrong. That something is the question of why the U.S. House of Representatives has issued such a resolution for Muslims and Muslims only. They and everyone else — Christians, Jews, Mormons, Buddhists, and Scientologists, right through to the adherents of satanic cults — are already granted the full protection of the law so long as they do not break it.
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SnyderTalk Comment: Something is “incredibly wrong”. It has a name.
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His Name is Yahweh, the website, is a companion of the book His Name is Yahweh.
To see videos that explain the importance of God’s Name, click here.
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SnyderTalk Comment: Will Western democracies wake up before it’s too late? I have serious doubts.
Pardon me if I don’t believe anything that Obama and Erdogan and many other Western leaders say.
I lump Erdogan in with other Western leaders because Turkey is a member of NATO and because Turkey used to be democracy.
Some will argue with my suggestion that Turkey has changed dramatically, but that’s exactly what I meant to say.
I’m hoping for change, real change both here and abroad.
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1: CBS News—Turkey, Saudis threaten ground troops in Syria:
Hopes of securing a temporary truce in the Syria crisis within a week dimmed over the weekend as Syrian government forces tightened the noose around rebel-held parts of Aleppo, Turkey continued shelling Kurds and Syrian troops inside Syria, and Russia’s foreign minister put the chances of a quick deal at less than 50 percent. His comments and strong words from U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry underscored deep U.S.-Russian disagreements over Syria.
Further complicating the picture, Turkey’s foreign minister said his country and Saudi Arabia may launch ground operations against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Syria, Turkish media reported Saturday.
Diplomats from countries with interests in Syria’s five-year civil war – including the United States, Russia, Turkey, Iran and Saudi Arabia – agreed Friday to work toward a temporary “cessation of hostilities” within a week. They also agreed to “accelerate and expand” deliveries of humanitarian aid to besieged Syrian communities beginning this week.
SnyderTalk Comment: Also see:
- Turkey Shells US-Allied Kurds in Northern Syria
- US urges Turkey to stop shelling Kurdish and Syrian forces
- McCain Favors U.S., Turkish Troops to Take Raqqa From Islamic State
- Israel is skeptical of US plan for Syria fighting pause
- Obama tells Putin to stop hitting opposition forces in Syria
Putin thinks Obama is a toothless clown. I’m sure he’s giving Obama’s warning all the attention that he thinks it deserves.
Dimitry Medvedev, Russia’s prime minister, says that this could be the start of World War III. I think it started long ago.
2: Middle East Online—Iran threatens to take action against Saudi intervention in Syria:
A senior Iranian commander warned Saudi Arabia on Sunday against sending troops to Syria after the gulf kingdom deployed combat aircraft to Turkey, Iran’s state media reported.
“We definitely won’t let the situation in Syria to go forward the way rebel countries want… We will take necessary actions in due time,” deputy chief of staff Brigadier General Masoud Jazayeri told Iran’s Arabic-language Al-Aalam television.
Jazayeri was responding to a question on whether Iran planned to send more military advisors to Syria were Saudi troops to be deployed there, risking a direct confrontation between regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia.
3: Stars and Stripes—Echoes of Cold War heat up Munich conference:
Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski warning of a new Russian threat, issued a controversial challenge to the U.S.-led NATO alliance and the hundreds of policymakers gathered here for a conference on global security.
Why have so many troops, garrisons and firepower in western Europe, when the threat NATO faces is in the east?, Waszczykowski asked during a panel discussion Saturday at the three-day Munich Security Conference.
“I think that lack of deployment, lack of troops, lack of defense installations means weakness — and weakness leads to confrontation, and to incidents and provocations,” Waszczykowski said.
SnyderTalk Comment: Also see “Israel pessimistic on Syria ceasefire, eyes sectarian partition”.
4: Al-Arabiya—Kissinger’s touches in the Middle East:
Henry Kissinger, the doyen of American diplomacy and global strategies, does not like retirement. He believes he has never been out of touch with world affairs and still has a lot to offer in terms of finding solutions and eliminating any threats to the interests he defends. Actually, I believe wise Russians still remember his leading role behind Richard Nixon’s ‘opening up’ policy toward Communist China, which was an integral part of the calculations of the then U.S.-Soviet ‘bi-polar rivalry.’
Dr. Kissinger’s strategy was to weaken the Communist threat through widening and exploiting the rift between the two Communist giants, the USSR and China, while skillfully managing the tricky ‘co-existence’ with the Soviets. His success was spectacular as the Chinese giant was brought out of the cold and neutralized, and later Washington managed to turn the Afghan quagmire into the USSR’s Vietnam.
5: Jerusalem Post—Abdullah: Israel-Palestine stalemate ‘a festering wound exploited by ISIS’:
Jordan’s monarch told international leaders in Munich on Friday that it was imperative to reach a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict if the world intended to defeat extremist fundamentalism.
Speaking at the annual Munich Security Conference, King Abdullah called the Israel-Palestine stalemate “a festering wound” that is “exploited” by the likes of Islamic State.
SnyderTalk Comment: If it were not for Israel being next door, King Abdullah wouldn’t be welcome among world leaders.
ISIS is against everyone. Intimating that their behavior is tied to Israel in any way is nonsense.
Abdullah needs to say something pithy to justify his presence. Almost no one cares what he thinks.
6: i24news—Hezbollah’s new threat: Shooting down Israeli fighter jets:
Amid ongoing tension on Israel’s northern borders, a new threat has emerged for Israeli fighter pilots conducting spying missions in Lebanon, Walla reports.
Using radar technology it has acquired since Russia’s entry into the Syrian civil war, Hezbollah has started using sophisticated radars to “lock on” to Israeli spy jets on reconnaissance flights over its northern neighbor.
The new technology can identify all Israeli fighter jets, according to sources within Israel’s security establishment. By locking on to the jets as targets, Walla says, Hezbollah can then fire missiles at them.
Nonetheless, the sophistication of Israel’s fighter fleet means they are equipped to deal with such threats, which enables them to detect and follow radars that threaten to lock onto them ahead of launching missiles.
In such an event, pilots can change their plane’s route, especially when they are simply on an intelligence-gathering mission.
7: Uzay Bulut—“Treason” In Turkey: Asking for Peace:
On January 11, 2016, a group of academics and researchers from Turkey and abroad called “Academics for Peace” signed and issued a declaration entitled, “We will not be a party to this crime.” In it, they criticized the Turkish government for its recent curfews and massacres in Kurdish districts, and demanded an end to violence against Kurds and a return to peace talks.
“We declare that we will not be a party to this massacre by remaining silent and demand an immediate end to the violence perpetrated by the state,” the declaration said.
In total, 2212 academics and researchers from Turkey, and 2279 from abroad, signed their names onto the declaration.
The Turkish President and PM immediately targeted the academics who signed the declaration.
SnyderTalk Comment: Free speech? What free speech?
In Erdogan’s Turkey, people are free to express themselves as long as what they say falls into line with Erdogan’s thinking.
So far Erdogan hasn’t tortured the world with his version of Hitler’s Mein Kampf or Gaddafi’s Green Book. Maybe he should. Then everyone would know what they can think and say.
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His Name is Yahweh: It explains why God’s Name is so important. It’s available in eBook format and in paperback. It’s also available for free in PDF format.
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Blessings in the Book of Revelation: Revelation can be understood by anyone, not just the academic elite. Click here to order the eBook. Click here to order the paperback.
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Other Books by Neil Snyder
- Stand!: A novel that exposes the lies, corruption, and greed underlying the theory that man-made CO2 emissions are responsible for global warming. Click here to order the eBook. Click here to order the paperback.
- What Will You Do with the Rest of Your Life?: A question that every Christian should consider. Click here to order the eBook. Click here to order the paperback.
- Falsely Accused: A true story about a young woman who was accused of committing a double homicide. Click here to order the eBook. Click here to order the paperback.
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“The glory which You have given Me I have given to them, that they may be one, just as We are one; I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected in unity, so that the world may know that You sent Me, and loved them, even as You have loved Me. Father, I desire that they also, whom You have given Me, be with Me where I am, so that they may see My glory which You have given Me, for You loved Me before the foundation of the world.” (John 17: 22-24)
See “His Name is Yahweh”.
